Eagles player calls his shot, picks Sixers to knock off Celtics

Eagles player calls his shot, picks Sixers to knock off Celtics

The Philadelphia 76ers are five-point underdogs against the Boston Celtics in Tuesday night’s NBA opener. But as we know in sports, none of that matters once the game gets underway.

Apparently, Philadelphia Eagles safety Rodney McLeod isn’t worried about the home court advantage for the Celtics in the slightest. The 28-year-old took to Twitter and made his prediction that the Sixers leave Boston with the win while also sending some love to Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid and specifically, Markelle Fultz.

It’s always good to see fellow Philly athletes supporting the other teams in the city. McLeod has been with the Eagles since the 2016 season and over his first two years totaled 137 combined tackles, 13 passes defensed and six interceptions.

After the Eagles brought home the Super Bowl last season, the obvious hope is that the Sixers can continue the recent success in the City of Brotherly Love.